Norristown man injured in shooting on Chain Street

NORRISTOWN ­­— A 22-year-old Norristown man was shot in the chest around 12:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Chain Street.

According to police, the bullet went into the man’s lung. He was flown from the scene to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital for treatment.

Chain Street was blocked off by Norristown police and sheriff’s deputies between West Marshall and West Oak streets while the investigation on the street was conducted. More than a dozen yellow evidence numbers were scattered across the western sidewalk and street area of Chain Street as a Norristown police technician collected evidence at the shooting scene.

It is unclear what prompted the shooting.

Several witnesses were interviewed, but a suspect has not been identified, said Norristown Police Lieutenant Detective Michael Crescitelli.